Synopses & Reviews
An energetic collection celebrating the bold writers at the forefront of todays literary worldfeaturing stories, essays, and poems from Americas greatest literary journal” (Time)
For more than half a century, the Paris Review has launched some of the most exciting new literary voices, from Philip Roth to David Foster Wallace. But rather than trading on nostalgia, the storied journalreconceived in 2010 by editor Lorin Steincontinues to search outside the mainstream for the most exciting emerging writers. Harmonizing a timeless literary feel with impeccable modern taste, its pages are vivid proof that the best of todays writing more than upholds the lofty standards that built the magazines reputation.
The Unprofessionals collects pieces from the new iteration of the Paris Review by contemporary writers who treat their art not as a profession, but as a calling. Some, like Zadie Smith, Ben Lerner, and John Jeremiah Sullivan, are already major literary presences, while others, like Emma Cline, Joshua Cohen, and Ottessa Moshfegh, will soon be household names.
A master class in contemporary writing across genres, this collection introduces the must-know voices in the modern literary scene.
Review
"The book is an addictive read all its own; it can also be a wonderful jumping-off point for readers to discover new authors, journals, or web sites with whom/which they may just want to spend more time. Recommended." Library Journal
Synopsis
A collection of stories — some well known, some more obscure — capturing some of the best storytelling of this golden age of nonfiction.
An anthology of the best new masters of nonfiction storytelling, personally chosen and introduced by Ira Glass, the producer and host of the award-winning public radio program This American Life.
These pieces — on teenage white collar criminals, buying a cow, Saddam Hussein, drunken British soccer culture, and how we know everyone in our Rolodex — are meant to mesmerize and inspire.
Synopsis
A collection of stories-some well known, some more obscure- capturing some of the best storytelling of this golden age of nonfiction.
An anthology of the best new masters of nonfiction storytelling, personally chosen and introduced by Ira Glass, the producer and host of the award-winning public radio program This American Life.
These pieces-on teenage white collar criminals, buying a cow, Saddam Hussein, drunken British soccer culture, and how we know everyone in our Rolodex-are meant to mesmerize and inspire.
About the Author
Since its founding in 1953, the
Paris Review has been Americas preeminent literary quarterly. The magazine introduced readers to the earliest writings of Jack Kerouac, Philip Roth, T. C. Boyle, V. S. Naipaul, Ha Jin, Jay McInerney, and Mona Simpson, among many others. The
Paris Review was edited by George Plimpton until his death in September 2003, after which he was succeeded by Philip Gourevitch. Lorin Stein was named editor in April 2010.
Lorin Stein joined the Paris Review as its third editor in 2010. He was previously an editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Steins reviews of fiction and poetry have appeared in the New York Review of Books, Harpers, the London Review of Books, the New Republic, and The Salon Guide to Contemporary Fiction. During Steins tenure as editor, the Paris Review has won two National Magazine Awards. He lives in New York City.